Bell Mountain Airport (08NR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAVL), 08NR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bell Mountain Airport in Zirconia, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAVL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bell Mountain Airport (08NR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Zirconia, NC at a field elevation of 2,150 ft. 08NR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAVL, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAVL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAVL, 14.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAVL 280954Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00440033
What changed at KAVL (nearest station)?
Since the 0954Z (5:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0954Z (5:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 08NR
Based on the nearest station (KAVL), 08NR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 2,150 ft). 08NR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAVL, about 14 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 1,400 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 20 | 1,400 ft | Turf | - | - |
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08NR runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/201,400 × 40 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 08NRWind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
08NR weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 08NR
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
TYS UA /OV VXV310008/TM 1049/FL310/TP E145/TB NEG /RM ZTLFD-37
TYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VXV310008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1049Reported at 10:49 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.Show raw report
TRI UA /OV VXV050004/TM 1039/FL270/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-37
TRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VXV050004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1039Reported at 10:39 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 08NR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAVL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 76%
- 20
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
08NR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAVL, 14 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 08NR
- City
- Zirconia
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,150 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.2175, -82.4260
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAVL
- TAF
- Nearest KAVL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 43m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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- Blue Ridge Free Flight Society - Chimney Rock Rd , Hendersonville, NC · 12 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Bell Mountain Airport (08NR)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Bell Mountain Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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